Marc Abrahams is editor and co-founder of Annals of Improbable Research, and originator and emcee of the annual Ig Nobel Prize celebration. He was formerly editor of the Journal of Irreproducible Results. The Annals of Improbable Research (AIR) is a monthly magazine devoted to scientific humour, in the form of a satirical take on the standard academic journal. ... The Ig Nobel Prizes are a parody of the Nobel Prizes and are given each year in early fall â a week or two before the recipients of the genuine Nobel Prizes are announced â for ten achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think. ... The Journal of Irreproducible Results is a magazine of science humor, published in San Mateo, California as of 2004. ...